अहिंसा सत्यमक्रोधस्त्यागः शान्तिरपैशुनम् | दया भूतेष्वलोलुप्त्वं मार्दवं ह्रीरचापलम् ||
ahiṁsā satyam akrodhas tyāgaḥ śāntir apaiśunam dayā bhūteṣv aloluptvaṁ mārdavaṁ hrīr acāpalam
Translation
Non-violence, truthfulness, freedom from anger, renunciation, tranquility, aversion to fault-finding, compassion for beings, freedom from greed, gentleness, modesty, and absence of fickleness —
Interpretation
The catalogue continues: non-violence (ahimsa — non-harm in thought, word, and deed), truthfulness (satya), freedom from anger (akrodha), renunciation (tyaga — letting go of outcomes), tranquility (shanti), refusal to speak ill of others (apaishunam — not being a fault-finder), compassion for all beings (daya bhuteshu), freedom from covetousness, gentleness (mardava — softness of heart), modesty (hri — a healthy sense of shame at wrong action), and absence of fickleness (acapalam — steadiness of purpose). Each quality is simultaneously ethical, psychological, and spiritual.